Whether the US assassination of the most powerful operative in the Iranian regime, the commander of the militias that helped fuel the Sunni-Shia conflict in recent years, was calculated or not, regional temperatures will soar

Year 2019 marks 150 years since Khedivial Opera House opened its doors in 1869 in Cairo. The opera burned to the ground in 1971 and the new edifice opened in 1988. A century and a half is an important occasion to celebrate

For 25 years now, The Nutcracker has been among the annual highlights of the Cairo Opera Ballet Company, while its story, captivating music and choreography attract whole families to the opera's main hall